Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-30
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sntahta and playing & little game Of draw
NasAa % disposed, and be diin't think the
sl6ht ~ camp ate would be sufficient q
four VI the white men agreed that they
wetenpt g6inS out on the range TO worss, and
ipwhy they took All Suey along Suey
good cook, knows how to chop wood and
In ~ emergency can play a hand Of cards with
cont taklig any very bad breaks. Squiers went
ASosg to fish for tout principally, as he con-
sless himself . fly sharp. Argaello had the
srdpOnsibility Of driving and looking after
brsncos, because be knew more about
hceSes than the others, having been a va
Gro. There were some OF the elements Of
work about that, but il couldn't be helped,
sbecause q Chinaman Is no good around a
horse Noisy Smith had nothing particular
~ do, but he Is a good all round camper,
hunter and poker player, and the quietast
man that ever lived. His habit Of always
,,eaking in q whisper and moving as softly
~ an Indian on the trail OF u deer gave him
BIS sobfiqnet II Z: .s -
Il Thecrowd went out 70 have a months fun,
And, Judging by their appearances when they
returned last night, they had 1t all in less
than two weeks, with a large margin to spare.
1hey brought back nothing but the two
shrotaeos, their frying pan and the barrels Of
their guns All Suey and .Squiels came
acros thf Salinas river on the horses, and
thsrest Il the party swan the stream, Is
Noisy Smith explained, in a whisper, to the
crowd IN tho saloon the reason Of their re-
turn n that shape. During the first week
they we're busy & ting their camp comfort
sa6ls established onthe bank Of a creek in the
5msuntains, and in hunting aud fishing. Hav-
irg convinced All Suey that at least . pint Of
y,eAals Must b. reserved from the conimissary
for 1se as chips, they got the kerosene lamp
rugged up III the tent, and resumed civilized
customs IN camp, sitting up until after mid
night with The cards and the snake medicine,
and sleeping sweetly all tho forenoon. They
quit hunting because it involved exertion, and
that was just what they proposed to avoid
Itlsas agreed that All Suey was the only one
who came cut to work. and that nobody
Should elicroach upon his prerogatiye. -.
III. One night q very interesting game was In
sprogyess. Mark Farney. held a king full
Ssinst Squiers' flush, aud Noisy Smith
staycd in with a bobtail straight and placid
ssfiiises There was double handful Of beans
~, The top Of the oil can. All Suey had gone
~ sleep at the back Of the tent, and was chop
ping wood in his dreams. =. Just as Noisy
Smith was about to raise All Sney sprang up
sNitlf ayeIl and bounded out Of the tent, up
setting the oil can and two Of the players en-
,ronte Arguello looked up in anger, and
;thWw his revolver to take shot at the fleeing
Ghinau1an, but changed his mind when he
saw the head of grizzly poked through the
rear flap of the tent The bear was survey
ing the scene with evident astonishulent and
rome interest. Arguello's anger was diverted
toward the bear. e.
n s'.3lo! you breaka up such a pot as that"
he eife,i. "Caraiol" And he blazed away
~ tho shaggy head.
here was a howl, a Charge and a rush Of
the players out of the tent They did not
wait To seize their Gul,s.
X The hear knocked down a tent pole at one
end, anil Farney carried away the other rs he
splnngtlleltt headlong. The tent came down OH
the beur and enveloped him. For an instant
There was q young earthquake under tho can
5yas. Then it became volcanic disturbance.
The lamp exploded and set fire to the whole
iiiass The plug must have been knocked out
jof Tire big oil can by the BEARS vigorous an
itfcs. All the oil was ablaze In an instant, and
5tent, blanket and bear were enveloped in
lanes. Arguello, Smith and Farnsy hap
rened to have their reyolvers on them, and
they stood around and added to the bears
discomfiture by plugging bullets into him.
6qniers had no pistol, and prudently got up
Into o tall tree and yelled ''Firsl" All Suey
had crawled into hollow log and kept very
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n The bear walled and yelled with pain and
rage, and rolled over In the burning canvas.
Itwas not much more than half minute be-
fore he broke out Of the mass with how'll and